Szabolcs Kali
Institute of Experimental Medicine senior research scientist
Budapest, Hungary
Our research group uses various mathematical and simulation tools to study the dynamics and functions of both single neurons and networks in the hippocampus, often in combination with experiments conducted in the lab. Some of the main focus areas of our group are the following:
- synaptic integration and nonlinear processing in neuronal dendrites
- the origin and functions of population dynamics which are characteristic of the hippocampus, including theta and gamma oscillations and sharp wave-ripple events
- the storage and retrieval of spatial and memorial representations in the hippocampus
- fitting of neuronal parameters based on experimental data, and quantification of the expected precision of parameter inference
- software tools for the systematic construction and validation of anatomically and biophysically detailed models of neurons and circuits